Astronauts with wider hands are more likely to have their fingernails fall off after working or training in space suit gloves, according to a new study.

HOUSTON – The NASA astronaut who lost his spot on the space shuttle Discovery's final flight because of a bicycle accident radioed his comrades in orbit today to say he's with them in spirit.

NASA is replacing the lead spacewalker for its next shuttle mission after the veteran astronaut was injured in a bike accident over the weekend, officials said Wednesday.

Transporting an injured astronaut in space is no easy task. The Axiom space suit, developed in collaboration with Prada, will weigh around 343 kg (750 lbs) on Earth.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off for a short trip on June 5. Almost two months later, they’re still in space. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck in space indefinitely as their return aboard Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule has been delayed due to technical glitches. The ...

Space is her “happy place” — even if she’s stuck there indefinitely. That’s what astronaut Sunita Williams’s husband Michael told The Wall Street Journal about his wife’s current ...

Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn’t. However, we are starting to understand how the brain is constantly adapting, known as plasticity.. Even ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has revealed the 2025 inductees to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson will join ...

The astronaut brother-in-law of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured this month in a shooting in Tucson, Ariz., spoke from the International Space Station this morning about ...